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Zoo death, parents suing ***Trigger***

The parents are suing the zoo after their 2 year old fell into the African wild dog exhibit and was mauled to death.

I did agreee the mother should not have been charged, however, I do not agree with the fact that they are suing.

Do you agree or disagree with them?No matter what happened, they lost a child and are to be empathized with. There must be no end to the grief and her grief must be especially complicated. I knew this would happen however, I was a person who thought she is to blame. It is impossible to swallow that it's her fault,but i feel she is 100% to blame here.

For visual reference:

his is the overlook platform where two-year-old Maddox fell into the dog enclosure. He bounced off the net, which is there to save small items like cameras and phones

It's sad though, and I think the whole lawsuit is due to the guilt the parents feel. That mother must feel so horrible for what was an accident, and the suit probably helps her feel like someone else shares part of the fault.

I mean, if the zoo knew full and well that there was a safety concern and chose to ignore that? Well, I could see that being an issue.

Heartbreaking but this is a perfect example of why you should never push the limits of railings etc. I doubt she would win that case.

by Anonymous 2
on May. 23, 2013 at 3:17 PM

:( Poor baby... I can't imagine what that child's last moments were like. Mother is to blame for not paying close enough attention to her child but the Zoo needs a higher fence so little ones can't climb it and fall when parents aren't doing their job and watching their kids properly. My heart hurts :'(

Wow, tragic all the way around. How can they sue the zoo when it was the mother who intentionally put her child in harms way? I know she never intended for him to fall in, but he never would have if she hadn't put him up on the railing.

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